Category: Indonesia

Backpacking in Indonesia: Touring Borobudur, The Biggest Buddha Temple In The World

Borobudur: The Biggest Buddha Temple In The World, Java, Indonesia

Posted on by Jonny Blair

  Borobudur sits on the island of Java in Indonesia. It is quite simply the largest Buddha Temple in the world. So it just had to be seen…and it was of course included in my top 7 sights in and around Yogyakarta.     We were on a full day tour of the area around Read more about Borobudur: The Biggest Buddha Temple In The World, Java, Indonesia[…]

Backpacking in Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia: Tamansari – The Water Castle

Posted on by Jonny Blair

Our ongoing day tour of central Java in Indonesia continued to delight. We were mainly focused around the city of Yogyakarta (which is also sometimes spelt Jogjakarta). Just after visiting the Sultan’s Palace, housed inside the Kraton (City Walls of the Old City), we arrived after a very short drive at the Tamansari. Which is Read more about Backpacking in Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia: Tamansari – The Water Castle[…]